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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 540 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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