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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 565 · 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: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

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

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