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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 538 · 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) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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