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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 548 · 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: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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