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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. related items grouped
  3. contrast
  4. contact details together
  5. hierarchy
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. False
  8. repeated bullet icons
  9. proximity
  10. proximity
  11. False
  12. pictures in a neat line
  13. one border on all pages
  14. False
  15. repetition
  16. True
  17. contrast
  18. True
  19. True
  20. balance
  21. proximity
  22. captions on a grid
  23. False
  24. a centred, even layout
  25. captions on a grid
  26. caption close to photo
  27. contrast
  28. alignment
  29. black text on yellow
  30. True
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. small print for details
  33. False
  34. True
  35. the title is the largest
  36. repetition
  37. True
  38. False
  39. pictures in a neat line
  40. a centred, even layout

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