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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 416 · 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) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  26. 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

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

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