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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 727 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  2. 2.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance

Answer key

  1. caption close to photo
  2. False
  3. a bright button on grey
  4. proximity
  5. proximity
  6. hierarchy
  7. balance
  8. a mirror-image layout
  9. left edges lined up
  10. both halves feel equal
  11. matching heading styles
  12. repetition
  13. True
  14. dark text on light paper
  15. contrast
  16. black text on yellow
  17. False
  18. alignment
  19. repeated bullet icons
  20. balance
  21. caption close to photo
  22. a mirror-image layout
  23. True
  24. proximity
  25. True
  26. False
  27. alignment
  28. True
  29. contrast
  30. left edges lined up
  31. black text on yellow
  32. False
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. repetition
  35. related items grouped
  36. True
  37. contact details together
  38. repetition
  39. captions on a grid
  40. proximity

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