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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 923 · 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: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  7. 7.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. repetition
  4. False
  5. False
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. True
  8. caption close to photo
  9. captions on a grid
  10. False
  11. hierarchy
  12. both halves feel equal
  13. the title is the largest
  14. most important first
  15. contrast
  16. False
  17. contact details together
  18. captions on a grid
  19. proximity
  20. True
  21. left edges lined up
  22. a bright button on grey
  23. alignment
  24. balance
  25. contrast
  26. small print for details
  27. one border on all pages
  28. repetition
  29. a mirror-image layout
  30. True
  31. False
  32. related items grouped
  33. True
  34. repetition
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. pictures in a neat line
  37. left edges lined up
  38. small print for details
  39. False
  40. contrast

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