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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 950 · 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 of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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