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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 547 · 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: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. contrast
  3. captions on a grid
  4. contrast
  5. hierarchy
  6. a centred, even layout
  7. the title is the largest
  8. hierarchy
  9. True
  10. both halves feel equal
  11. contrast
  12. alignment
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. repetition
  17. True
  18. repeated bullet icons
  19. False
  20. left edges lined up
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. proximity
  26. repetition
  27. False
  28. False
  29. alignment
  30. related items grouped
  31. True
  32. the title is the largest
  33. contrast
  34. both halves feel equal
  35. small print for details
  36. proximity
  37. a mirror-image layout
  38. True
  39. proximity
  40. False

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