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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 851 · 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) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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