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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 743 · 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) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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