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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 940 · 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: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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