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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 68 · 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: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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