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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 59 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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