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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 442 · 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) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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