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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 809 · 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) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.🔍 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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