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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 615 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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