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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 330 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  16. 16.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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