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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 511 · 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: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  27. 27.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. proximity
  2. proximity
  3. proximity
  4. matching heading styles
  5. False
  6. hierarchy
  7. contrast
  8. small print for details
  9. captions on a grid
  10. contact details together
  11. repeated bullet icons
  12. False
  13. repetition
  14. alignment
  15. True
  16. contrast
  17. a mirror-image layout
  18. repetition
  19. hierarchy
  20. hierarchy
  21. True
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. small print for details
  25. dark text on light paper
  26. the title is the largest
  27. False
  28. True
  29. alignment
  30. balance
  31. one border on all pages
  32. hierarchy
  33. a mirror-image layout
  34. white words on black
  35. balance
  36. contrast
  37. True
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. False
  40. True

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