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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 249 · 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: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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