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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 821 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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