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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 560 · 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) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

  1. related items grouped
  2. False
  3. contrast
  4. alignment
  5. contact details together
  6. repetition
  7. dark text on light paper
  8. white words on black
  9. balance
  10. repetition
  11. hierarchy
  12. balance
  13. small print for details
  14. contrast
  15. balance
  16. repetition
  17. repeated bullet icons
  18. caption close to photo
  19. hierarchy
  20. pictures in a neat line
  21. proximity
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. one border on all pages
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a bright button on grey
  27. contact details together
  28. False
  29. False
  30. both halves feel equal
  31. proximity
  32. True
  33. False
  34. related items grouped
  35. True
  36. False
  37. hierarchy
  38. True
  39. contrast
  40. repetition

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