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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 946 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  4. 4.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. proximity
  3. black text on yellow
  4. True
  5. True
  6. the title is the largest
  7. hierarchy
  8. False
  9. pictures in a neat line
  10. related items grouped
  11. hierarchy
  12. related items grouped
  13. contrast
  14. True
  15. True
  16. alignment
  17. alignment
  18. repetition
  19. proximity
  20. balance
  21. alignment
  22. True
  23. most important first
  24. False
  25. one border on all pages
  26. captions on a grid
  27. contrast
  28. repeated bullet icons
  29. caption close to photo
  30. one border on all pages
  31. False
  32. hierarchy
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a centred, even layout
  36. alignment
  37. True
  38. dark text on light paper
  39. contrast
  40. False

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