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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 695 · 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) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  21. 21.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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