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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 463 · 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 hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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