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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 123 · 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 design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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