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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 230 · 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) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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