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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 360 · 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: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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