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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 640 · 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) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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