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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 686 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

  1. proximity
  2. hierarchy
  3. True
  4. small print for details
  5. balance
  6. alignment
  7. a bright button on grey
  8. contrast
  9. repetition
  10. True
  11. contrast
  12. repetition
  13. proximity
  14. related items grouped
  15. both halves feel equal
  16. hierarchy
  17. left edges lined up
  18. True
  19. both halves feel equal
  20. hierarchy
  21. contrast
  22. True
  23. balance
  24. True
  25. proximity
  26. small print for details
  27. hierarchy
  28. repetition
  29. False
  30. False
  31. caption close to photo
  32. black text on yellow
  33. repetition
  34. related items grouped
  35. proximity
  36. alignment
  37. the title is the largest
  38. balance
  39. the title is the largest
  40. a centred, even layout

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