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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 906 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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