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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 536 · 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) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. most important first
  3. caption close to photo
  4. alignment
  5. a mirror-image layout
  6. True
  7. False
  8. proximity
  9. the title is the largest
  10. False
  11. contrast
  12. dark text on light paper
  13. balance
  14. contact details together
  15. repetition
  16. repetition
  17. repetition
  18. alignment
  19. repeated bullet icons
  20. dark text on light paper
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. pictures in a neat line
  23. the title is the largest
  24. True
  25. False
  26. proximity
  27. related items grouped
  28. contrast
  29. contrast
  30. False
  31. balance
  32. black text on yellow
  33. caption close to photo
  34. True
  35. a centred, even layout
  36. True
  37. contrast
  38. False
  39. hierarchy
  40. True

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