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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 522 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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