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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 269 · 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) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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