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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 693 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. alignment
  2. False
  3. one border on all pages
  4. proximity
  5. the title is the largest
  6. matching heading styles
  7. False
  8. True
  9. repetition
  10. proximity
  11. captions on a grid
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. related items grouped
  14. a mirror-image layout
  15. True
  16. pictures in a neat line
  17. False
  18. balance
  19. contrast
  20. caption close to photo
  21. contact details together
  22. small print for details
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. False
  25. False
  26. balance
  27. most important first
  28. True
  29. a bright button on grey
  30. left edges lined up
  31. repetition
  32. False
  33. the title is the largest
  34. False
  35. contrast
  36. contact details together
  37. True
  38. hierarchy
  39. contrast
  40. True

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