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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 510 · 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: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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