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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 804 · 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: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

  1. True
  2. repetition
  3. caption close to photo
  4. both halves feel equal
  5. a mirror-image layout
  6. proximity
  7. hierarchy
  8. matching heading styles
  9. False
  10. True
  11. both halves feel equal
  12. True
  13. balance
  14. proximity
  15. contrast
  16. dark text on light paper
  17. proximity
  18. contrast
  19. False
  20. left edges lined up
  21. repetition
  22. alignment
  23. False
  24. dark text on light paper
  25. True
  26. proximity
  27. a centred, even layout
  28. caption close to photo
  29. False
  30. hierarchy
  31. False
  32. repetition
  33. True
  34. related items grouped
  35. contrast
  36. contrast
  37. balance
  38. the title is the largest
  39. contrast
  40. repeated bullet icons

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