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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 497 · 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) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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