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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 485 · 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 repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. matching heading styles
  2. both halves feel equal
  3. balance
  4. small print for details
  5. contrast
  6. hierarchy
  7. a bright button on grey
  8. contrast
  9. False
  10. proximity
  11. contact details together
  12. alignment
  13. hierarchy
  14. captions on a grid
  15. contrast
  16. hierarchy
  17. repetition
  18. False
  19. one border on all pages
  20. True
  21. most important first
  22. True
  23. one border on all pages
  24. dark text on light paper
  25. proximity
  26. balance
  27. black text on yellow
  28. small print for details
  29. alignment
  30. related items grouped
  31. repetition
  32. True
  33. a mirror-image layout
  34. False
  35. proximity
  36. False
  37. alignment
  38. caption close to photo
  39. the title is the largest
  40. proximity

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