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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

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

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