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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 526 · 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) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  33. 33.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

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

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