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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 92 · 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 balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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