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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 312 · 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 contrast? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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