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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 680 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. contrast
  3. proximity
  4. True
  5. a centred, even layout
  6. True
  7. one border on all pages
  8. most important first
  9. True
  10. white words on black
  11. False
  12. False
  13. captions on a grid
  14. black text on yellow
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. contrast
  17. proximity
  18. False
  19. False
  20. alignment
  21. balance
  22. hierarchy
  23. contrast
  24. True
  25. alignment
  26. True
  27. caption close to photo
  28. related items grouped
  29. False
  30. dark text on light paper
  31. balance
  32. contact details together
  33. small print for details
  34. alignment
  35. False
  36. white words on black
  37. alignment
  38. the title is the largest
  39. left edges lined up
  40. matching heading styles

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