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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 976 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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