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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 349 · 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: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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