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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 916 · 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) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  39. 39.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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