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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 200 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  30. 30.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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