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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 204 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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