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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 232 · 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 centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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