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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 841 · 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) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  15. 15.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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