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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 535 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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