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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 386 · 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) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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