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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 151 · 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) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. small print for details
  2. alignment
  3. False
  4. balance
  5. the title is the largest
  6. False
  7. proximity
  8. hierarchy
  9. True
  10. contrast
  11. False
  12. proximity
  13. proximity
  14. contact details together
  15. False
  16. balance
  17. a centred, even layout
  18. contrast
  19. both halves feel equal
  20. repeated bullet icons
  21. the title is the largest
  22. True
  23. contrast
  24. contrast
  25. balance
  26. False
  27. black text on yellow
  28. True
  29. one border on all pages
  30. repetition
  31. contrast
  32. captions on a grid
  33. black text on yellow
  34. True
  35. most important first
  36. False
  37. matching heading styles
  38. contact details together
  39. proximity
  40. False

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