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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 978 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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