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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 329 · 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 contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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