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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 160 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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