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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 704 · 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: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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