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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 263 · 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.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  9. 9.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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