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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 135 · 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) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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