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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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