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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 549 · 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: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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