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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 288 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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