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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 336 · 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 contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  15. 15.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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