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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 351 · 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: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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