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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 558 · 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) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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