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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 652 · 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: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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