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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 413 · 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 hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. most important first
  2. hierarchy
  3. proximity
  4. proximity
  5. caption close to photo
  6. True
  7. False
  8. repeated bullet icons
  9. alignment
  10. alignment
  11. left edges lined up
  12. hierarchy
  13. a mirror-image layout
  14. False
  15. True
  16. contrast
  17. balance
  18. contrast
  19. True
  20. False
  21. False
  22. contrast
  23. proximity
  24. one border on all pages
  25. white words on black
  26. hierarchy
  27. a mirror-image layout
  28. both halves feel equal
  29. False
  30. alignment
  31. repetition
  32. small print for details
  33. proximity
  34. False
  35. contact details together
  36. black text on yellow
  37. one border on all pages
  38. repetition
  39. most important first
  40. False

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