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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 734 · 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) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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