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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 819 · 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) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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