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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 898 · 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) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. contrast
  3. contrast
  4. balance
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. caption close to photo
  7. captions on a grid
  8. True
  9. alignment
  10. one border on all pages
  11. balance
  12. hierarchy
  13. True
  14. a bright button on grey
  15. white words on black
  16. proximity
  17. proximity
  18. a centred, even layout
  19. repeated bullet icons
  20. repetition
  21. True
  22. False
  23. hierarchy
  24. the title is the largest
  25. black text on yellow
  26. related items grouped
  27. proximity
  28. dark text on light paper
  29. hierarchy
  30. repetition
  31. a centred, even layout
  32. False
  33. False
  34. alignment
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. repetition
  37. contrast
  38. False
  39. a mirror-image layout
  40. a mirror-image layout

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