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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 747 · 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) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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