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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 550 · 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) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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