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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 141 · 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: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  7. 7.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

  1. True
  2. repeated bullet icons
  3. False
  4. a centred, even layout
  5. proximity
  6. pictures in a neat line
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. balance
  11. balance
  12. False
  13. black text on yellow
  14. most important first
  15. hierarchy
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a bright button on grey
  20. True
  21. related items grouped
  22. captions on a grid
  23. repetition
  24. False
  25. alignment
  26. alignment
  27. contrast
  28. True
  29. repetition
  30. False
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. False
  33. balance
  34. repeated bullet icons
  35. hierarchy
  36. False
  37. one border on all pages
  38. contrast
  39. a mirror-image layout
  40. contact details together

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