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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 824 · 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 hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  5. 5.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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