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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 320 · 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: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  7. 7.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

  1. True
  2. pictures in a neat line
  3. True
  4. False
  5. related items grouped
  6. a centred, even layout
  7. False
  8. captions on a grid
  9. proximity
  10. proximity
  11. alignment
  12. repeated bullet icons
  13. contrast
  14. False
  15. repetition
  16. contrast
  17. left edges lined up
  18. False
  19. repetition
  20. balance
  21. balance
  22. alignment
  23. balance
  24. False
  25. most important first
  26. related items grouped
  27. True
  28. one border on all pages
  29. hierarchy
  30. True
  31. contrast
  32. hierarchy
  33. alignment
  34. hierarchy
  35. balance
  36. contrast
  37. white words on black
  38. a bright button on grey
  39. contact details together
  40. matching heading styles

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