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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 848 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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