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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 854 · 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: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  4. 4.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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