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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 91 · 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 design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  33. 33.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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