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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. both halves feel equal
  3. hierarchy
  4. white words on black
  5. repetition
  6. balance
  7. contact details together
  8. repeated bullet icons
  9. proximity
  10. alignment
  11. most important first
  12. True
  13. False
  14. hierarchy
  15. related items grouped
  16. alignment
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. white words on black
  21. the title is the largest
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. repeated bullet icons
  27. True
  28. small print for details
  29. repetition
  30. hierarchy
  31. balance
  32. balance
  33. repetition
  34. contrast
  35. one border on all pages
  36. False
  37. related items grouped
  38. balance
  39. matching heading styles
  40. False

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