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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 530 · 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) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  14. 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  24. 24.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance

Answer key

  1. alignment
  2. small print for details
  3. contrast
  4. True
  5. balance
  6. proximity
  7. contrast
  8. caption close to photo
  9. left edges lined up
  10. a mirror-image layout
  11. captions on a grid
  12. proximity
  13. pictures in a neat line
  14. False
  15. True
  16. True
  17. repetition
  18. False
  19. alignment
  20. pictures in a neat line
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. hierarchy
  23. repetition
  24. False
  25. hierarchy
  26. matching heading styles
  27. True
  28. alignment
  29. a mirror-image layout
  30. one border on all pages
  31. False
  32. balance
  33. repetition
  34. related items grouped
  35. most important first
  36. repeated bullet icons
  37. True
  38. hierarchy
  39. True
  40. contrast

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