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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 859 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. related items grouped
  3. False
  4. balance
  5. proximity
  6. False
  7. black text on yellow
  8. black text on yellow
  9. captions on a grid
  10. balance
  11. balance
  12. True
  13. True
  14. repetition
  15. the title is the largest
  16. balance
  17. False
  18. pictures in a neat line
  19. False
  20. hierarchy
  21. True
  22. pictures in a neat line
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. contrast
  25. a centred, even layout
  26. contrast
  27. proximity
  28. related items grouped
  29. False
  30. small print for details
  31. small print for details
  32. contrast
  33. False
  34. False
  35. left edges lined up
  36. caption close to photo
  37. a centred, even layout
  38. alignment
  39. one border on all pages
  40. dark text on light paper

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