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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 563 · 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 bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  11. 11.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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