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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 97 · 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: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  25. 25.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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