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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 225 · 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) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. contrast
  3. balance
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a centred, even layout
  7. a bright button on grey
  8. dark text on light paper
  9. False
  10. True
  11. both halves feel equal
  12. False
  13. True
  14. contrast
  15. hierarchy
  16. False
  17. True
  18. related items grouped
  19. a bright button on grey
  20. contrast
  21. hierarchy
  22. False
  23. contrast
  24. balance
  25. True
  26. hierarchy
  27. the title is the largest
  28. repetition
  29. the title is the largest
  30. False
  31. matching heading styles
  32. proximity
  33. alignment
  34. captions on a grid
  35. most important first
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. small print for details
  40. alignment

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