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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 595 · 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: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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