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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 422 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  36. 36.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

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

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