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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 750 · 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: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. white words on black
  3. repetition
  4. repetition
  5. a mirror-image layout
  6. contrast
  7. alignment
  8. matching heading styles
  9. contrast
  10. hierarchy
  11. alignment
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. left edges lined up
  14. small print for details
  15. balance
  16. pictures in a neat line
  17. balance
  18. contrast
  19. contrast
  20. one border on all pages
  21. proximity
  22. related items grouped
  23. alignment
  24. repetition
  25. True
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. repetition
  28. a bright button on grey
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. hierarchy
  33. balance
  34. True
  35. False
  36. captions on a grid
  37. caption close to photo
  38. matching heading styles
  39. a centred, even layout
  40. True

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