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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 723 · 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) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  2. 2.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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