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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 339 · 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) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. left edges lined up
  3. repetition
  4. captions on a grid
  5. related items grouped
  6. True
  7. a centred, even layout
  8. left edges lined up
  9. repetition
  10. proximity
  11. both halves feel equal
  12. True
  13. hierarchy
  14. contrast
  15. False
  16. dark text on light paper
  17. True
  18. balance
  19. alignment
  20. True
  21. proximity
  22. contrast
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. a bright button on grey
  25. a centred, even layout
  26. False
  27. True
  28. balance
  29. hierarchy
  30. white words on black
  31. repetition
  32. black text on yellow
  33. False
  34. repeated bullet icons
  35. alignment
  36. contrast
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. balance

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