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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 805 · 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) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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