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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 569 · 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) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  6. 6.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details

Answer key

  1. left edges lined up
  2. alignment
  3. hierarchy
  4. False
  5. related items grouped
  6. False
  7. contrast
  8. black text on yellow
  9. balance
  10. repetition
  11. most important first
  12. contrast
  13. repeated bullet icons
  14. proximity
  15. alignment
  16. repeated bullet icons
  17. proximity
  18. balance
  19. balance
  20. balance
  21. True
  22. the title is the largest
  23. False
  24. most important first
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. pictures in a neat line
  30. the title is the largest
  31. False
  32. a bright button on grey
  33. True
  34. repetition
  35. captions on a grid
  36. related items grouped
  37. True
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. contact details together
  40. dark text on light paper

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