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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 205 · 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: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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