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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 910 · 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) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  19. 19.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. repeated bullet icons
  2. repetition
  3. balance
  4. caption close to photo
  5. proximity
  6. contrast
  7. small print for details
  8. caption close to photo
  9. True
  10. balance
  11. alignment
  12. proximity
  13. left edges lined up
  14. captions on a grid
  15. False
  16. hierarchy
  17. True
  18. matching heading styles
  19. True
  20. True
  21. the title is the largest
  22. hierarchy
  23. False
  24. a centred, even layout
  25. balance
  26. a mirror-image layout
  27. contrast
  28. black text on yellow
  29. contact details together
  30. pictures in a neat line
  31. True
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. balance
  34. contrast
  35. contact details together
  36. black text on yellow
  37. True
  38. alignment
  39. pictures in a neat line
  40. dark text on light paper

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