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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 632 · 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) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance

Answer key

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

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