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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 220 · 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) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  33. 33.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. hierarchy
  3. contrast
  4. False
  5. small print for details
  6. small print for details
  7. contrast
  8. balance
  9. a centred, even layout
  10. a bright button on grey
  11. False
  12. True
  13. white words on black
  14. False
  15. most important first
  16. left edges lined up
  17. alignment
  18. the title is the largest
  19. proximity
  20. False
  21. dark text on light paper
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. related items grouped
  24. False
  25. white words on black
  26. proximity
  27. True
  28. a centred, even layout
  29. alignment
  30. repetition
  31. True
  32. alignment
  33. True
  34. captions on a grid
  35. left edges lined up
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a bright button on grey
  39. both halves feel equal
  40. balance

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