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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 174 · 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) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  5. 5.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  39. 39.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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