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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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