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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 212 · 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: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  18. 18.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance

Answer key

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

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