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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 217 · 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: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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