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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 581 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. both halves feel equal
  2. contrast
  3. contrast
  4. both halves feel equal
  5. hierarchy
  6. balance
  7. repetition
  8. hierarchy
  9. proximity
  10. True
  11. alignment
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. repetition
  16. contact details together
  17. alignment
  18. False
  19. False
  20. one border on all pages
  21. False
  22. a centred, even layout
  23. captions on a grid
  24. False
  25. balance
  26. proximity
  27. alignment
  28. alignment
  29. balance
  30. repetition
  31. False
  32. most important first
  33. matching heading styles
  34. related items grouped
  35. False
  36. False
  37. contrast
  38. True
  39. a mirror-image layout
  40. contrast

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