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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 961 · 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) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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