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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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