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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 196 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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