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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 772 · 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) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  14. 14.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  37. 37.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

  1. white words on black
  2. a centred, even layout
  3. False
  4. False
  5. matching heading styles
  6. contrast
  7. False
  8. proximity
  9. hierarchy
  10. white words on black
  11. alignment
  12. a bright button on grey
  13. balance
  14. False
  15. True
  16. balance
  17. pictures in a neat line
  18. a mirror-image layout
  19. repetition
  20. True
  21. True
  22. black text on yellow
  23. True
  24. contrast
  25. repetition
  26. contrast
  27. proximity
  28. False
  29. matching heading styles
  30. alignment
  31. contact details together
  32. left edges lined up
  33. a mirror-image layout
  34. False
  35. captions on a grid
  36. repetition
  37. True
  38. a bright button on grey
  39. False
  40. related items grouped

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