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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. balance
  3. False
  4. contrast
  5. True
  6. alignment
  7. alignment
  8. alignment
  9. True
  10. repetition
  11. proximity
  12. both halves feel equal
  13. black text on yellow
  14. repeated bullet icons
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. a centred, even layout
  17. the title is the largest
  18. True
  19. alignment
  20. hierarchy
  21. False
  22. False
  23. proximity
  24. captions on a grid
  25. left edges lined up
  26. hierarchy
  27. False
  28. captions on a grid
  29. True
  30. contrast
  31. hierarchy
  32. proximity
  33. contrast
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a centred, even layout
  37. white words on black
  38. small print for details
  39. balance
  40. False

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