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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 297 · 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) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance

Answer key

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

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