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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 951 · 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: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (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: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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