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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 331 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  34. 34.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. dark text on light paper
  3. False
  4. True
  5. hierarchy
  6. repetition
  7. the title is the largest
  8. contact details together
  9. contrast
  10. the title is the largest
  11. contrast
  12. False
  13. True
  14. repetition
  15. proximity
  16. alignment
  17. False
  18. proximity
  19. a mirror-image layout
  20. True
  21. alignment
  22. contrast
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. captions on a grid
  25. one border on all pages
  26. black text on yellow
  27. dark text on light paper
  28. pictures in a neat line
  29. a mirror-image layout
  30. False
  31. alignment
  32. white words on black
  33. balance
  34. True
  35. caption close to photo
  36. hierarchy
  37. hierarchy
  38. matching heading styles
  39. contrast
  40. small print for details

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