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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 817 · 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) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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