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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 621 · 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) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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