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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 300 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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