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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 523 · 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) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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