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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 781 · 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) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy

Answer key

  1. repeated bullet icons
  2. related items grouped
  3. caption close to photo
  4. balance
  5. True
  6. left edges lined up
  7. contrast
  8. True
  9. False
  10. captions on a grid
  11. dark text on light paper
  12. alignment
  13. proximity
  14. caption close to photo
  15. captions on a grid
  16. white words on black
  17. hierarchy
  18. False
  19. black text on yellow
  20. True
  21. hierarchy
  22. repetition
  23. contrast
  24. white words on black
  25. contrast
  26. proximity
  27. False
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. False
  30. matching heading styles
  31. alignment
  32. False
  33. False
  34. contrast
  35. one border on all pages
  36. black text on yellow
  37. True
  38. repetition
  39. False
  40. proximity

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