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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 724 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. small print for details
  2. repetition
  3. left edges lined up
  4. white words on black
  5. captions on a grid
  6. proximity
  7. True
  8. contrast
  9. repetition
  10. True
  11. matching heading styles
  12. the title is the largest
  13. hierarchy
  14. pictures in a neat line
  15. hierarchy
  16. most important first
  17. a centred, even layout
  18. False
  19. both halves feel equal
  20. False
  21. proximity
  22. balance
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. contrast
  25. alignment
  26. both halves feel equal
  27. related items grouped
  28. True
  29. captions on a grid
  30. balance
  31. alignment
  32. False
  33. one border on all pages
  34. False
  35. balance
  36. black text on yellow
  37. balance
  38. related items grouped
  39. alignment
  40. False

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