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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 338 · 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) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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