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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 681 · 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) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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