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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 732 · 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) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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