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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 576 · 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) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance

Answer key

  1. matching heading styles
  2. alignment
  3. repetition
  4. the title is the largest
  5. repetition
  6. repetition
  7. hierarchy
  8. white words on black
  9. proximity
  10. hierarchy
  11. left edges lined up
  12. both halves feel equal
  13. a mirror-image layout
  14. True
  15. alignment
  16. proximity
  17. contrast
  18. hierarchy
  19. False
  20. contrast
  21. True
  22. caption close to photo
  23. contrast
  24. a mirror-image layout
  25. False
  26. captions on a grid
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. most important first
  31. a bright button on grey
  32. one border on all pages
  33. contact details together
  34. dark text on light paper
  35. a centred, even layout
  36. balance
  37. a bright button on grey
  38. proximity
  39. captions on a grid
  40. repetition

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