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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 89 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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