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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 298 · 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 of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  4. 4.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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