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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 75 · 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 of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped

Answer key

  1. white words on black
  2. alignment
  3. True
  4. repeated bullet icons
  5. balance
  6. contrast
  7. contact details together
  8. a mirror-image layout
  9. pictures in a neat line
  10. small print for details
  11. one border on all pages
  12. False
  13. balance
  14. True
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. contrast
  17. False
  18. repetition
  19. True
  20. caption close to photo
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. repetition
  23. most important first
  24. balance
  25. False
  26. a mirror-image layout
  27. alignment
  28. most important first
  29. hierarchy
  30. hierarchy
  31. contrast
  32. hierarchy
  33. black text on yellow
  34. True
  35. caption close to photo
  36. left edges lined up
  37. proximity
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a bright button on grey

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