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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 779 · 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 contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  39. 39.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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