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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 423 · 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) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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