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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 457 · 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) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.🔍 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
  35. 35.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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