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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 820 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. alignment
  2. matching heading styles
  3. repeated bullet icons
  4. black text on yellow
  5. alignment
  6. proximity
  7. repetition
  8. False
  9. proximity
  10. dark text on light paper
  11. True
  12. contrast
  13. captions on a grid
  14. False
  15. proximity
  16. left edges lined up
  17. True
  18. repeated bullet icons
  19. pictures in a neat line
  20. proximity
  21. balance
  22. False
  23. True
  24. balance
  25. False
  26. repetition
  27. dark text on light paper
  28. False
  29. both halves feel equal
  30. both halves feel equal
  31. contrast
  32. pictures in a neat line
  33. False
  34. a centred, even layout
  35. the title is the largest
  36. black text on yellow
  37. a mirror-image layout
  38. balance
  39. alignment
  40. False

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