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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 769 · 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: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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