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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 69 · 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 of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  5. 5.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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