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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 229 · 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) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance

Answer key

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

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