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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 663 · 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: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. proximity
  3. contrast
  4. hierarchy
  5. True
  6. True
  7. hierarchy
  8. hierarchy
  9. captions on a grid
  10. True
  11. repetition
  12. hierarchy
  13. False
  14. small print for details
  15. white words on black
  16. repetition
  17. False
  18. matching heading styles
  19. contrast
  20. repeated bullet icons
  21. False
  22. alignment
  23. one border on all pages
  24. contrast
  25. True
  26. True
  27. proximity
  28. alignment
  29. black text on yellow
  30. balance
  31. balance
  32. alignment
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. True
  35. repeated bullet icons
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. True
  38. captions on a grid
  39. True
  40. balance

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