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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 674 · 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: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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