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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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