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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 711 · 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: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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