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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 239 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

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

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