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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 793 · 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 contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. dark text on light paper
  2. hierarchy
  3. hierarchy
  4. left edges lined up
  5. left edges lined up
  6. matching heading styles
  7. alignment
  8. alignment
  9. contact details together
  10. small print for details
  11. dark text on light paper
  12. False
  13. a mirror-image layout
  14. both halves feel equal
  15. repetition
  16. True
  17. balance
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. contrast
  23. both halves feel equal
  24. contrast
  25. related items grouped
  26. a centred, even layout
  27. hierarchy
  28. a bright button on grey
  29. hierarchy
  30. a mirror-image layout
  31. repetition
  32. related items grouped
  33. proximity
  34. alignment
  35. the title is the largest
  36. balance
  37. contrast
  38. True
  39. repetition
  40. True

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