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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 656 · 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 design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. True
  3. proximity
  4. hierarchy
  5. pictures in a neat line
  6. True
  7. a mirror-image layout
  8. hierarchy
  9. alignment
  10. small print for details
  11. most important first
  12. contrast
  13. small print for details
  14. repetition
  15. repetition
  16. False
  17. False
  18. False
  19. related items grouped
  20. the title is the largest
  21. captions on a grid
  22. True
  23. the title is the largest
  24. contrast
  25. True
  26. proximity
  27. True
  28. related items grouped
  29. True
  30. alignment
  31. repeated bullet icons
  32. pictures in a neat line
  33. hierarchy
  34. False
  35. True
  36. alignment
  37. one border on all pages
  38. left edges lined up
  39. False
  40. balance

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