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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 552 · 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) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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