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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 334 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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