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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 121 · 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 hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  12. 12.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  26. 26.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. proximity
  3. hierarchy
  4. balance
  5. alignment
  6. repetition
  7. hierarchy
  8. hierarchy
  9. black text on yellow
  10. True
  11. a centred, even layout
  12. False
  13. one border on all pages
  14. related items grouped
  15. False
  16. True
  17. contrast
  18. False
  19. proximity
  20. alignment
  21. most important first
  22. repetition
  23. contrast
  24. True
  25. small print for details
  26. True
  27. balance
  28. False
  29. dark text on light paper
  30. left edges lined up
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. False
  33. balance
  34. proximity
  35. repetition
  36. False
  37. False
  38. contrast
  39. a bright button on grey
  40. False

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