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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 921 · 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 contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  3. 3.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

  1. True
  2. captions on a grid
  3. False
  4. False
  5. hierarchy
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. pictures in a neat line
  8. False
  9. both halves feel equal
  10. white words on black
  11. repetition
  12. True
  13. a bright button on grey
  14. contact details together
  15. False
  16. False
  17. contrast
  18. repeated bullet icons
  19. alignment
  20. related items grouped
  21. repetition
  22. True
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. a mirror-image layout
  25. True
  26. a centred, even layout
  27. alignment
  28. black text on yellow
  29. hierarchy
  30. proximity
  31. False
  32. pictures in a neat line
  33. False
  34. contrast
  35. both halves feel equal
  36. False
  37. False
  38. one border on all pages
  39. True
  40. black text on yellow

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