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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 715 · 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: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. black text on yellow
  3. False
  4. False
  5. repetition
  6. True
  7. both halves feel equal
  8. a centred, even layout
  9. the title is the largest
  10. repetition
  11. False
  12. the title is the largest
  13. caption close to photo
  14. alignment
  15. matching heading styles
  16. small print for details
  17. balance
  18. hierarchy
  19. proximity
  20. alignment
  21. proximity
  22. True
  23. True
  24. small print for details
  25. dark text on light paper
  26. contact details together
  27. balance
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. matching heading styles
  30. alignment
  31. True
  32. hierarchy
  33. repetition
  34. True
  35. alignment
  36. True
  37. False
  38. black text on yellow
  39. captions on a grid
  40. a mirror-image layout

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