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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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