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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 403 · 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) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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