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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 342 · 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: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. small print for details
  3. one border on all pages
  4. balance
  5. False
  6. hierarchy
  7. balance
  8. contrast
  9. repetition
  10. a bright button on grey
  11. a bright button on grey
  12. a mirror-image layout
  13. False
  14. alignment
  15. True
  16. black text on yellow
  17. most important first
  18. proximity
  19. False
  20. hierarchy
  21. False
  22. caption close to photo
  23. one border on all pages
  24. proximity
  25. contrast
  26. the title is the largest
  27. contrast
  28. the title is the largest
  29. captions on a grid
  30. contrast
  31. True
  32. repetition
  33. repeated bullet icons
  34. white words on black
  35. a centred, even layout
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. black text on yellow
  40. small print for details

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