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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 845 · 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 mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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