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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 737 · 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 of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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