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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 79 · 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 centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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