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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 182 · 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) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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