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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 760 · 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: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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