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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 319 · 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 proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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