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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 822 · 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 bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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