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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 669 · 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: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  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) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  26. 26.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  38. 38.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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