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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 638 · 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) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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