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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 376 · 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 alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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