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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 925 · 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: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  36. 36.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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