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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 555 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  22. 22.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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