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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 515 · 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: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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