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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 794 · 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 centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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