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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 82 · 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 proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  40. 40.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. related items grouped
  2. proximity
  3. balance
  4. a centred, even layout
  5. the title is the largest
  6. black text on yellow
  7. black text on yellow
  8. the title is the largest
  9. contact details together
  10. white words on black
  11. small print for details
  12. True
  13. repetition
  14. proximity
  15. dark text on light paper
  16. captions on a grid
  17. True
  18. most important first
  19. a bright button on grey
  20. pictures in a neat line
  21. most important first
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a mirror-image layout
  25. contrast
  26. alignment
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. hierarchy
  29. both halves feel equal
  30. False
  31. alignment
  32. alignment
  33. balance
  34. False
  35. hierarchy
  36. captions on a grid
  37. dark text on light paper
  38. one border on all pages
  39. a centred, even layout
  40. contrast

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