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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 418 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  7. 7.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  29. 29.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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