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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 138 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  29. 29.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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