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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 539 · 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) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  23. 23.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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