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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 718 · 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) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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