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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 104 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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