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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 706 · 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) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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