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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 928 · 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 alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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