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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 280 · 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) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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