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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 665 · 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) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 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
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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