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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 774 · 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: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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