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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 238 · 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) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  10. 10.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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