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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 936 · 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) small print for details (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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