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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 808 · 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) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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