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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 159 · 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) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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