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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 785 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance

Answer key

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

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