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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 344 · 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 proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

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

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