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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 477 · 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: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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