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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 513 · 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) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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