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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 963 · 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) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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