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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 948 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  7. 7.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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