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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 814 · 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 design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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