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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 350 · 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) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

  1. a bright button on grey
  2. contrast
  3. the title is the largest
  4. True
  5. proximity
  6. proximity
  7. dark text on light paper
  8. repetition
  9. contrast
  10. left edges lined up
  11. repetition
  12. balance
  13. alignment
  14. left edges lined up
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a mirror-image layout
  18. black text on yellow
  19. balance
  20. balance
  21. a mirror-image layout
  22. alignment
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. hierarchy
  25. True
  26. False
  27. contrast
  28. a bright button on grey
  29. captions on a grid
  30. hierarchy
  31. alignment
  32. one border on all pages
  33. both halves feel equal
  34. True
  35. captions on a grid
  36. proximity
  37. related items grouped
  38. proximity
  39. caption close to photo
  40. one border on all pages

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