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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. hierarchy
  3. a centred, even layout
  4. alignment
  5. one border on all pages
  6. matching heading styles
  7. False
  8. alignment
  9. balance
  10. white words on black
  11. the title is the largest
  12. hierarchy
  13. a bright button on grey
  14. captions on a grid
  15. small print for details
  16. balance
  17. False
  18. a mirror-image layout
  19. False
  20. matching heading styles
  21. True
  22. proximity
  23. a mirror-image layout
  24. repetition
  25. repetition
  26. False
  27. repetition
  28. False
  29. True
  30. black text on yellow
  31. False
  32. True
  33. most important first
  34. pictures in a neat line
  35. proximity
  36. small print for details
  37. contrast
  38. hierarchy
  39. black text on yellow
  40. True

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