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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 879 · 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) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  16. 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. hierarchy
  3. alignment
  4. left edges lined up
  5. captions on a grid
  6. white words on black
  7. hierarchy
  8. matching heading styles
  9. a mirror-image layout
  10. hierarchy
  11. False
  12. pictures in a neat line
  13. repetition
  14. matching heading styles
  15. left edges lined up
  16. True
  17. balance
  18. a centred, even layout
  19. True
  20. black text on yellow
  21. most important first
  22. repetition
  23. most important first
  24. small print for details
  25. contrast
  26. proximity
  27. contrast
  28. pictures in a neat line
  29. True
  30. contact details together
  31. a bright button on grey
  32. alignment
  33. related items grouped
  34. True
  35. balance
  36. False
  37. False
  38. contrast
  39. contrast
  40. a bright button on grey

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