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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 893 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  11. 11.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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