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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 45 · 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 of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance

Answer key

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

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