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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 525 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. contrast
  3. proximity
  4. repeated bullet icons
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. alignment
  7. contrast
  8. captions on a grid
  9. balance
  10. hierarchy
  11. True
  12. pictures in a neat line
  13. dark text on light paper
  14. False
  15. one border on all pages
  16. repetition
  17. small print for details
  18. hierarchy
  19. black text on yellow
  20. balance
  21. False
  22. contrast
  23. True
  24. matching heading styles
  25. False
  26. proximity
  27. left edges lined up
  28. balance
  29. pictures in a neat line
  30. alignment
  31. repetition
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. related items grouped
  34. captions on a grid
  35. proximity
  36. True
  37. matching heading styles
  38. True
  39. left edges lined up
  40. dark text on light paper

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