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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 843 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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