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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 623 · 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: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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