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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 274 · 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) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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