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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 973 · 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 of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  18. 18.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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