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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 52 · 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: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

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

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