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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 917 · 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: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  26. 26.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. related items grouped
  4. the title is the largest
  5. captions on a grid
  6. matching heading styles
  7. caption close to photo
  8. a bright button on grey
  9. False
  10. proximity
  11. True
  12. one border on all pages
  13. balance
  14. black text on yellow
  15. True
  16. False
  17. caption close to photo
  18. True
  19. repeated bullet icons
  20. most important first
  21. most important first
  22. False
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. matching heading styles
  25. balance
  26. True
  27. repetition
  28. small print for details
  29. hierarchy
  30. proximity
  31. repetition
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. False
  34. contrast
  35. balance
  36. contact details together
  37. alignment
  38. proximity
  39. True
  40. False

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