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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 714 · 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 bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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