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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 374 · 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 repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

  1. matching heading styles
  2. black text on yellow
  3. True
  4. balance
  5. repetition
  6. related items grouped
  7. small print for details
  8. left edges lined up
  9. captions on a grid
  10. balance
  11. repetition
  12. hierarchy
  13. contrast
  14. black text on yellow
  15. proximity
  16. False
  17. contrast
  18. one border on all pages
  19. contrast
  20. one border on all pages
  21. proximity
  22. the title is the largest
  23. False
  24. alignment
  25. False
  26. proximity
  27. hierarchy
  28. white words on black
  29. a centred, even layout
  30. True
  31. alignment
  32. a mirror-image layout
  33. small print for details
  34. the title is the largest
  35. False
  36. captions on a grid
  37. False
  38. dark text on light paper
  39. a bright button on grey
  40. a bright button on grey

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