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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 178 · 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: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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