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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 305 · 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 repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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