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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 388 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. the title is the largest
  3. matching heading styles
  4. balance
  5. repetition
  6. one border on all pages
  7. alignment
  8. balance
  9. balance
  10. alignment
  11. repetition
  12. related items grouped
  13. caption close to photo
  14. proximity
  15. True
  16. repetition
  17. proximity
  18. hierarchy
  19. False
  20. a centred, even layout
  21. matching heading styles
  22. pictures in a neat line
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. True
  25. alignment
  26. False
  27. hierarchy
  28. hierarchy
  29. proximity
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. both halves feel equal
  34. contrast
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. True
  39. the title is the largest
  40. contrast

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