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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 726 · 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) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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