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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 897 · 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 centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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