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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 959 · 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) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  2. 2.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  38. 38.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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