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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 688 · 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) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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