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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 791 · 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 contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  34. 34.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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