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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 317 · 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) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  14. 14.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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