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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 407 · 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 centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  23. 23.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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