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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 689 · 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: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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