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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 73 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  13. 13.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  18. 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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