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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 896 · 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.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. left edges lined up
  5. False
  6. contrast
  7. balance
  8. dark text on light paper
  9. alignment
  10. proximity
  11. True
  12. repetition
  13. False
  14. small print for details
  15. a mirror-image layout
  16. most important first
  17. white words on black
  18. contrast
  19. hierarchy
  20. related items grouped
  21. alignment
  22. True
  23. the title is the largest
  24. both halves feel equal
  25. False
  26. repetition
  27. the title is the largest
  28. True
  29. repeated bullet icons
  30. contrast
  31. False
  32. False
  33. alignment
  34. False
  35. small print for details
  36. hierarchy
  37. related items grouped
  38. proximity
  39. contrast
  40. balance

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