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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 943 · 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.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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