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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 839 · 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.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  24. 24.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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