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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 730 · 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) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 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
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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