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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 735 · 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.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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