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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 545 · 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) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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