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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 145 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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