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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 866 · 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) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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