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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 829 · 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: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  33. 33.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance

Answer key

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

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