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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 759 · 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) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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