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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 190 · 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) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  23. 23.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  38. 38.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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