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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 955 · 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) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  31. 31.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

  1. a centred, even layout
  2. repeated bullet icons
  3. small print for details
  4. contrast
  5. matching heading styles
  6. related items grouped
  7. contrast
  8. contrast
  9. True
  10. alignment
  11. repetition
  12. balance
  13. proximity
  14. False
  15. left edges lined up
  16. False
  17. one border on all pages
  18. a mirror-image layout
  19. repetition
  20. alignment
  21. proximity
  22. contact details together
  23. white words on black
  24. captions on a grid
  25. most important first
  26. False
  27. contact details together
  28. balance
  29. True
  30. most important first
  31. True
  32. caption close to photo
  33. small print for details
  34. a bright button on grey
  35. False
  36. True
  37. the title is the largest
  38. related items grouped
  39. caption close to photo
  40. the title is the largest

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