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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 630 · 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) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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