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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 776 · 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.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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