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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 683 · 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) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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