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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 419 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.🔍 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
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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