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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 877 · 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: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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