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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 699 · 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 alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  37. 37.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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