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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 745 · 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.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. False
  2. proximity
  3. proximity
  4. True
  5. most important first
  6. True
  7. small print for details
  8. a centred, even layout
  9. repetition
  10. repeated bullet icons
  11. balance
  12. False
  13. related items grouped
  14. one border on all pages
  15. contrast
  16. the title is the largest
  17. True
  18. most important first
  19. contrast
  20. repeated bullet icons
  21. repetition
  22. True
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. True
  25. True
  26. repetition
  27. hierarchy
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. captions on a grid
  30. left edges lined up
  31. hierarchy
  32. contrast
  33. alignment
  34. dark text on light paper
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. left edges lined up
  40. alignment

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