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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 261 · 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) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a bright button on grey
  2. related items grouped
  3. True
  4. proximity
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. contrast
  7. proximity
  8. dark text on light paper
  9. black text on yellow
  10. captions on a grid
  11. contrast
  12. False
  13. one border on all pages
  14. hierarchy
  15. contact details together
  16. hierarchy
  17. contrast
  18. left edges lined up
  19. True
  20. repetition
  21. alignment
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. proximity
  24. related items grouped
  25. alignment
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. alignment
  28. matching heading styles
  29. repetition
  30. balance
  31. a centred, even layout
  32. balance
  33. the title is the largest
  34. contrast
  35. True
  36. a bright button on grey
  37. matching heading styles
  38. small print for details
  39. contrast
  40. False

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