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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 782 · 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) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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