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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 443 · 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.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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