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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 739 · 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) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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