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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 653 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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