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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 806 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance

Answer key

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

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