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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 690 · 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 of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. most important first
  2. hierarchy
  3. alignment
  4. False
  5. black text on yellow
  6. contrast
  7. caption close to photo
  8. contrast
  9. contrast
  10. True
  11. captions on a grid
  12. a mirror-image layout
  13. most important first
  14. a centred, even layout
  15. white words on black
  16. proximity
  17. the title is the largest
  18. alignment
  19. a centred, even layout
  20. caption close to photo
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. contact details together
  23. one border on all pages
  24. captions on a grid
  25. proximity
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. balance
  30. white words on black
  31. contrast
  32. False
  33. True
  34. one border on all pages
  35. proximity
  36. hierarchy
  37. True
  38. True
  39. dark text on light paper
  40. contrast

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