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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 888 · 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 balance? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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