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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 811 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. alignment
  3. both halves feel equal
  4. True
  5. contrast
  6. contrast
  7. False
  8. contrast
  9. balance
  10. alignment
  11. both halves feel equal
  12. matching heading styles
  13. False
  14. contact details together
  15. matching heading styles
  16. True
  17. contact details together
  18. False
  19. repetition
  20. balance
  21. False
  22. small print for details
  23. True
  24. repeated bullet icons
  25. a centred, even layout
  26. proximity
  27. the title is the largest
  28. proximity
  29. captions on a grid
  30. False
  31. caption close to photo
  32. False
  33. dark text on light paper
  34. contrast
  35. proximity
  36. hierarchy
  37. the title is the largest
  38. True
  39. white words on black
  40. balance

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