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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 813 · 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) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  7. 7.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  10. 10.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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