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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 614 · 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 contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  14. 14.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.🔍 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 mirror-image layout
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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