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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 98 · 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: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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