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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 146 · 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: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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