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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 173 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. alignment
  2. white words on black
  3. caption close to photo
  4. related items grouped
  5. contrast
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. hierarchy
  8. alignment
  9. True
  10. hierarchy
  11. balance
  12. True
  13. repetition
  14. False
  15. a centred, even layout
  16. False
  17. True
  18. contrast
  19. False
  20. left edges lined up
  21. False
  22. one border on all pages
  23. alignment
  24. False
  25. the title is the largest
  26. True
  27. proximity
  28. both halves feel equal
  29. captions on a grid
  30. proximity
  31. hierarchy
  32. repetition
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. proximity
  35. white words on black
  36. proximity
  37. False
  38. contact details together
  39. True
  40. balance

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