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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 60 · 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 of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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