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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 323 · 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) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  3. 3.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  18. 18.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

  1. white words on black
  2. contact details together
  3. False
  4. proximity
  5. balance
  6. contrast
  7. captions on a grid
  8. alignment
  9. repetition
  10. contrast
  11. hierarchy
  12. balance
  13. alignment
  14. balance
  15. repetition
  16. left edges lined up
  17. most important first
  18. False
  19. hierarchy
  20. balance
  21. pictures in a neat line
  22. contrast
  23. True
  24. False
  25. dark text on light paper
  26. False
  27. False
  28. proximity
  29. a bright button on grey
  30. False
  31. hierarchy
  32. proximity
  33. left edges lined up
  34. False
  35. black text on yellow
  36. dark text on light paper
  37. True
  38. True
  39. captions on a grid
  40. repetition

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