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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 102 · 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: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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