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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 454 · 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 design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  19. 19.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. hierarchy
  3. small print for details
  4. most important first
  5. contrast
  6. hierarchy
  7. pictures in a neat line
  8. False
  9. balance
  10. proximity
  11. pictures in a neat line
  12. proximity
  13. contrast
  14. related items grouped
  15. repetition
  16. alignment
  17. repetition
  18. white words on black
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a mirror-image layout
  22. balance
  23. small print for details
  24. contrast
  25. matching heading styles
  26. repetition
  27. captions on a grid
  28. True
  29. one border on all pages
  30. False
  31. repetition
  32. contrast
  33. False
  34. both halves feel equal
  35. True
  36. left edges lined up
  37. False
  38. one border on all pages
  39. related items grouped
  40. True

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