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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 816 · 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) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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