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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 780 · 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) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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