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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 721 · 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) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  27. 27.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. a mirror-image layout
  3. hierarchy
  4. one border on all pages
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. True
  7. repetition
  8. False
  9. dark text on light paper
  10. alignment
  11. proximity
  12. contrast
  13. False
  14. repetition
  15. False
  16. balance
  17. most important first
  18. False
  19. repeated bullet icons
  20. balance
  21. True
  22. False
  23. contrast
  24. repeated bullet icons
  25. proximity
  26. both halves feel equal
  27. True
  28. alignment
  29. hierarchy
  30. contrast
  31. alignment
  32. pictures in a neat line
  33. True
  34. False
  35. captions on a grid
  36. True
  37. False
  38. contact details together
  39. black text on yellow
  40. a centred, even layout

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