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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 221 · 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) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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