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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 660 · 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: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  11. 11.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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