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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 601 · 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) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  10. 10.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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