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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 812 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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