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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 852 · 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: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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