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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 981 · 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) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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