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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 800 · 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 design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. a centred, even layout
  3. matching heading styles
  4. proximity
  5. False
  6. hierarchy
  7. a centred, even layout
  8. left edges lined up
  9. caption close to photo
  10. both halves feel equal
  11. False
  12. matching heading styles
  13. small print for details
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. balance
  18. hierarchy
  19. contrast
  20. one border on all pages
  21. captions on a grid
  22. alignment
  23. a mirror-image layout
  24. dark text on light paper
  25. repetition
  26. repetition
  27. a bright button on grey
  28. contrast
  29. left edges lined up
  30. proximity
  31. True
  32. most important first
  33. a bright button on grey
  34. small print for details
  35. alignment
  36. black text on yellow
  37. dark text on light paper
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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