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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 361 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. contrast
  3. one border on all pages
  4. repetition
  5. True
  6. repeated bullet icons
  7. dark text on light paper
  8. small print for details
  9. alignment
  10. pictures in a neat line
  11. True
  12. hierarchy
  13. hierarchy
  14. contrast
  15. balance
  16. left edges lined up
  17. False
  18. contrast
  19. black text on yellow
  20. dark text on light paper
  21. balance
  22. matching heading styles
  23. caption close to photo
  24. False
  25. matching heading styles
  26. black text on yellow
  27. True
  28. proximity
  29. True
  30. True
  31. repetition
  32. alignment
  33. proximity
  34. balance
  35. alignment
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. repetition
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. related items grouped
  40. contact details together

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