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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 375 · 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: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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