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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 902 · 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 of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. most important first
  2. both halves feel equal
  3. True
  4. True
  5. hierarchy
  6. a bright button on grey
  7. contact details together
  8. matching heading styles
  9. most important first
  10. proximity
  11. the title is the largest
  12. contrast
  13. contrast
  14. a mirror-image layout
  15. black text on yellow
  16. both halves feel equal
  17. alignment
  18. alignment
  19. contact details together
  20. one border on all pages
  21. contrast
  22. True
  23. repetition
  24. small print for details
  25. False
  26. repeated bullet icons
  27. alignment
  28. balance
  29. hierarchy
  30. True
  31. a bright button on grey
  32. True
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. the title is the largest
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. True
  37. one border on all pages
  38. hierarchy
  39. contrast
  40. True

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