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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 755 · 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 hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. contact details together
  3. contrast
  4. contrast
  5. balance
  6. True
  7. matching heading styles
  8. hierarchy
  9. small print for details
  10. white words on black
  11. False
  12. True
  13. contrast
  14. one border on all pages
  15. repeated bullet icons
  16. related items grouped
  17. one border on all pages
  18. a centred, even layout
  19. hierarchy
  20. contrast
  21. contrast
  22. True
  23. False
  24. left edges lined up
  25. alignment
  26. alignment
  27. dark text on light paper
  28. False
  29. a bright button on grey
  30. proximity
  31. captions on a grid
  32. True
  33. False
  34. repeated bullet icons
  35. proximity
  36. pictures in a neat line
  37. proximity
  38. small print for details
  39. False
  40. False

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