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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 81 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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