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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 970 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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