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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 741 · 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) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  18. 18.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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