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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 700 · 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: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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