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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 85 · 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.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  5. 5.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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