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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 184 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  15. 15.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  18. 18.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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