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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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