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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 666 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. left edges lined up
  3. False
  4. hierarchy
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. contrast
  7. balance
  8. balance
  9. False
  10. matching heading styles
  11. a mirror-image layout
  12. one border on all pages
  13. dark text on light paper
  14. a centred, even layout
  15. False
  16. small print for details
  17. False
  18. False
  19. dark text on light paper
  20. one border on all pages
  21. alignment
  22. True
  23. proximity
  24. most important first
  25. hierarchy
  26. a mirror-image layout
  27. left edges lined up
  28. False
  29. alignment
  30. white words on black
  31. proximity
  32. contrast
  33. the title is the largest
  34. balance
  35. contrast
  36. True
  37. True
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. False
  40. matching heading styles

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