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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 874 · 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) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  16. 16.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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