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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 964 · 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 repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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