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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 451 · 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) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  28. 28.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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