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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 224 · 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) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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