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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 617 · 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) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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