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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 202 · 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.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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