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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 426 · 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) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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