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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 163 · 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: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. True
  2. alignment
  3. a bright button on grey
  4. proximity
  5. related items grouped
  6. hierarchy
  7. contrast
  8. dark text on light paper
  9. alignment
  10. repetition
  11. white words on black
  12. True
  13. hierarchy
  14. True
  15. False
  16. contrast
  17. balance
  18. hierarchy
  19. proximity
  20. False
  21. False
  22. alignment
  23. caption close to photo
  24. False
  25. repetition
  26. True
  27. contrast
  28. both halves feel equal
  29. repetition
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. small print for details
  34. True
  35. pictures in a neat line
  36. white words on black
  37. small print for details
  38. the title is the largest
  39. contrast
  40. most important first

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