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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 90 · 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.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  21. 21.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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