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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 321 · 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 alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  15. 15.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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