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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 394 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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