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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 895 · 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 repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. one border on all pages
  2. False
  3. balance
  4. True
  5. True
  6. proximity
  7. related items grouped
  8. captions on a grid
  9. True
  10. pictures in a neat line
  11. True
  12. the title is the largest
  13. proximity
  14. a bright button on grey
  15. a mirror-image layout
  16. False
  17. repetition
  18. white words on black
  19. False
  20. proximity
  21. repetition
  22. alignment
  23. balance
  24. one border on all pages
  25. False
  26. False
  27. alignment
  28. caption close to photo
  29. contrast
  30. pictures in a neat line
  31. contrast
  32. captions on a grid
  33. contrast
  34. hierarchy
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. contrast
  39. a mirror-image layout
  40. repeated bullet icons

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