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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 234 · 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: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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