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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 599 · 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) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  9. 9.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  39. 39.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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