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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 304 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  14. 14.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. captions on a grid
  2. a centred, even layout
  3. True
  4. contrast
  5. repetition
  6. black text on yellow
  7. repetition
  8. contrast
  9. black text on yellow
  10. alignment
  11. False
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. matching heading styles
  14. True
  15. dark text on light paper
  16. captions on a grid
  17. False
  18. contrast
  19. repetition
  20. proximity
  21. False
  22. alignment
  23. False
  24. hierarchy
  25. False
  26. left edges lined up
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. True
  29. False
  30. proximity
  31. balance
  32. balance
  33. True
  34. both halves feel equal
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. True
  37. small print for details
  38. False
  39. related items grouped
  40. contrast

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