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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 676 · 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 centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. hierarchy
  3. alignment
  4. proximity
  5. contrast
  6. one border on all pages
  7. proximity
  8. a mirror-image layout
  9. False
  10. hierarchy
  11. one border on all pages
  12. repetition
  13. proximity
  14. False
  15. repetition
  16. both halves feel equal
  17. related items grouped
  18. True
  19. pictures in a neat line
  20. False
  21. repetition
  22. left edges lined up
  23. black text on yellow
  24. small print for details
  25. True
  26. balance
  27. white words on black
  28. contrast
  29. repeated bullet icons
  30. True
  31. caption close to photo
  32. False
  33. False
  34. repetition
  35. False
  36. a centred, even layout
  37. related items grouped
  38. False
  39. contrast
  40. left edges lined up

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