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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 864 · 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) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. alignment
  3. False
  4. matching heading styles
  5. True
  6. contrast
  7. left edges lined up
  8. True
  9. white words on black
  10. contact details together
  11. balance
  12. a bright button on grey
  13. True
  14. one border on all pages
  15. True
  16. both halves feel equal
  17. white words on black
  18. a mirror-image layout
  19. False
  20. proximity
  21. pictures in a neat line
  22. left edges lined up
  23. small print for details
  24. False
  25. alignment
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. False
  28. captions on a grid
  29. proximity
  30. False
  31. repetition
  32. contrast
  33. True
  34. small print for details
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. repetition
  37. one border on all pages
  38. balance
  39. True
  40. contrast

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