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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 931 · 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: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  11. 11.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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