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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 96 · 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) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  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) contact details together
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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