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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 177 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hierarchy
  3. captions on a grid
  4. False
  5. repetition
  6. black text on yellow
  7. white words on black
  8. balance
  9. repetition
  10. False
  11. left edges lined up
  12. proximity
  13. pictures in a neat line
  14. white words on black
  15. alignment
  16. pictures in a neat line
  17. contrast
  18. alignment
  19. False
  20. caption close to photo
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. matching heading styles
  23. dark text on light paper
  24. True
  25. a mirror-image layout
  26. True
  27. a bright button on grey
  28. the title is the largest
  29. balance
  30. small print for details
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. balance
  35. proximity
  36. contrast
  37. True
  38. left edges lined up
  39. related items grouped
  40. the title is the largest

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