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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 873 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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