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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 136 · 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 balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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