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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 899 · 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) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

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

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