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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 444 · 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) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  16. 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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