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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 490 · 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) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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