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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 521 · 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: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. alignment
  2. True
  3. repetition
  4. contrast
  5. balance
  6. contact details together
  7. proximity
  8. left edges lined up
  9. True
  10. a bright button on grey
  11. repetition
  12. False
  13. both halves feel equal
  14. alignment
  15. a centred, even layout
  16. the title is the largest
  17. False
  18. hierarchy
  19. the title is the largest
  20. False
  21. pictures in a neat line
  22. related items grouped
  23. hierarchy
  24. balance
  25. False
  26. contrast
  27. a centred, even layout
  28. contrast
  29. left edges lined up
  30. False
  31. contrast
  32. hierarchy
  33. False
  34. both halves feel equal
  35. matching heading styles
  36. proximity
  37. False
  38. True
  39. alignment
  40. balance

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