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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 506 · 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) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.🔍 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
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. black text on yellow
  3. caption close to photo
  4. captions on a grid
  5. contrast
  6. proximity
  7. a mirror-image layout
  8. both halves feel equal
  9. True
  10. the title is the largest
  11. repetition
  12. balance
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. black text on yellow
  17. a bright button on grey
  18. contrast
  19. alignment
  20. repetition
  21. hierarchy
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. proximity
  24. False
  25. True
  26. alignment
  27. False
  28. matching heading styles
  29. most important first
  30. proximity
  31. repetition
  32. repeated bullet icons
  33. related items grouped
  34. white words on black
  35. balance
  36. False
  37. contrast
  38. related items grouped
  39. proximity
  40. one border on all pages

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