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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 509 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  10. 10.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

  1. proximity
  2. hierarchy
  3. alignment
  4. contrast
  5. balance
  6. True
  7. proximity
  8. True
  9. contrast
  10. False
  11. related items grouped
  12. contact details together
  13. small print for details
  14. matching heading styles
  15. caption close to photo
  16. repeated bullet icons
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. repeated bullet icons
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. related items grouped
  25. contrast
  26. alignment
  27. True
  28. False
  29. the title is the largest
  30. proximity
  31. True
  32. a mirror-image layout
  33. alignment
  34. False
  35. both halves feel equal
  36. False
  37. hierarchy
  38. matching heading styles
  39. True
  40. balance

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