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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 941 · 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 design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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