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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 675 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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