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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 869 · 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: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  5. 5.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  11. 11.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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