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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 862 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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