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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 143 · 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) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  34. 34.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. captions on a grid
  2. False
  3. hierarchy
  4. repetition
  5. False
  6. True
  7. most important first
  8. caption close to photo
  9. True
  10. white words on black
  11. proximity
  12. balance
  13. most important first
  14. False
  15. balance
  16. caption close to photo
  17. black text on yellow
  18. False
  19. contrast
  20. contrast
  21. balance
  22. black text on yellow
  23. alignment
  24. both halves feel equal
  25. alignment
  26. both halves feel equal
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. left edges lined up
  29. repeated bullet icons
  30. proximity
  31. small print for details
  32. True
  33. hierarchy
  34. True
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. one border on all pages
  37. False
  38. pictures in a neat line
  39. the title is the largest
  40. True

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