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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 789 · 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: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  9. 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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