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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 671 · 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: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  30. 30.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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