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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 728 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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