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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 591 · 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) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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