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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 691 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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