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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 126 · 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: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  22. 22.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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