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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 483 · 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: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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