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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 810 · 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 alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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