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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 763 · 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: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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