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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 469 · 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: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

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

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