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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 122 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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