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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 363 · 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) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance

Answer key

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

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