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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 473 · 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) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. both halves feel equal
  2. black text on yellow
  3. contrast
  4. most important first
  5. dark text on light paper
  6. repeated bullet icons
  7. False
  8. balance
  9. matching heading styles
  10. contrast
  11. alignment
  12. proximity
  13. left edges lined up
  14. False
  15. hierarchy
  16. True
  17. proximity
  18. the title is the largest
  19. black text on yellow
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. white words on black
  24. white words on black
  25. contrast
  26. captions on a grid
  27. contact details together
  28. False
  29. alignment
  30. proximity
  31. balance
  32. hierarchy
  33. False
  34. hierarchy
  35. False
  36. balance
  37. False
  38. a mirror-image layout
  39. most important first
  40. repetition

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