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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 277 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  40. 40.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hierarchy
  3. small print for details
  4. hierarchy
  5. True
  6. white words on black
  7. contrast
  8. balance
  9. balance
  10. repetition
  11. proximity
  12. caption close to photo
  13. the title is the largest
  14. alignment
  15. contrast
  16. the title is the largest
  17. contrast
  18. repetition
  19. a mirror-image layout
  20. hierarchy
  21. related items grouped
  22. contrast
  23. repetition
  24. a bright button on grey
  25. True
  26. alignment
  27. repeated bullet icons
  28. proximity
  29. proximity
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. balance
  34. a centred, even layout
  35. one border on all pages
  36. False
  37. related items grouped
  38. repetition
  39. alignment
  40. True

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