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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 585 · 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) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  40. 40.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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