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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 183 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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