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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 387 · 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) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.🔍 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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