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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 692 · 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) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  23. 23.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  34. 34.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. balance
  3. hierarchy
  4. proximity
  5. hierarchy
  6. True
  7. pictures in a neat line
  8. captions on a grid
  9. matching heading styles
  10. False
  11. False
  12. proximity
  13. alignment
  14. False
  15. alignment
  16. proximity
  17. contrast
  18. repetition
  19. left edges lined up
  20. contrast
  21. repetition
  22. small print for details
  23. False
  24. both halves feel equal
  25. False
  26. dark text on light paper
  27. the title is the largest
  28. a centred, even layout
  29. caption close to photo
  30. repetition
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. repetition
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. balance
  35. a bright button on grey
  36. a mirror-image layout
  37. True
  38. most important first
  39. proximity
  40. small print for details

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