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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 972 · 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 contrast? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  13. 13.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. repetition
  3. alignment
  4. True
  5. repeated bullet icons
  6. the title is the largest
  7. False
  8. hierarchy
  9. True
  10. proximity
  11. one border on all pages
  12. pictures in a neat line
  13. True
  14. balance
  15. False
  16. matching heading styles
  17. alignment
  18. contrast
  19. False
  20. matching heading styles
  21. alignment
  22. one border on all pages
  23. True
  24. hierarchy
  25. the title is the largest
  26. repetition
  27. proximity
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. black text on yellow
  30. related items grouped
  31. pictures in a neat line
  32. False
  33. dark text on light paper
  34. False
  35. related items grouped
  36. white words on black
  37. contrast
  38. False
  39. proximity
  40. repeated bullet icons

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