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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 787 · 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: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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