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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 501 · 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: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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