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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 186 · 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 hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  24. 24.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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