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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 237 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  13. 13.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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