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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 335 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  18. 18.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  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.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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