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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 901 · 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: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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