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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 216 · 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: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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