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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 480 · 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) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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