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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 208 · 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: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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