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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 328 · 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: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. contrast
  3. repeated bullet icons
  4. a mirror-image layout
  5. balance
  6. proximity
  7. one border on all pages
  8. contrast
  9. False
  10. a mirror-image layout
  11. small print for details
  12. most important first
  13. pictures in a neat line
  14. caption close to photo
  15. a bright button on grey
  16. one border on all pages
  17. proximity
  18. True
  19. dark text on light paper
  20. alignment
  21. proximity
  22. a bright button on grey
  23. hierarchy
  24. True
  25. pictures in a neat line
  26. contrast
  27. alignment
  28. left edges lined up
  29. alignment
  30. balance
  31. contrast
  32. the title is the largest
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. repeated bullet icons
  37. balance
  38. captions on a grid
  39. True
  40. True

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