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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 603 · 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 alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  5. 5.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. left edges lined up
  2. proximity
  3. contrast
  4. small print for details
  5. False
  6. proximity
  7. hierarchy
  8. False
  9. a bright button on grey
  10. True
  11. True
  12. one border on all pages
  13. both halves feel equal
  14. repetition
  15. balance
  16. alignment
  17. hierarchy
  18. True
  19. False
  20. white words on black
  21. related items grouped
  22. a centred, even layout
  23. True
  24. caption close to photo
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. repeated bullet icons
  27. both halves feel equal
  28. captions on a grid
  29. True
  30. contrast
  31. False
  32. hierarchy
  33. alignment
  34. a mirror-image layout
  35. proximity
  36. black text on yellow
  37. a mirror-image layout
  38. contrast
  39. True
  40. True

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