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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 720 · 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 balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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