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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 512 · 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: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  5. 5.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  38. 38.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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