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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 904 · 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) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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