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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 953 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

  1. proximity
  2. contrast
  3. matching heading styles
  4. small print for details
  5. contrast
  6. hierarchy
  7. pictures in a neat line
  8. hierarchy
  9. contrast
  10. the title is the largest
  11. related items grouped
  12. black text on yellow
  13. repetition
  14. False
  15. alignment
  16. False
  17. dark text on light paper
  18. False
  19. hierarchy
  20. a mirror-image layout
  21. one border on all pages
  22. alignment
  23. proximity
  24. True
  25. hierarchy
  26. True
  27. False
  28. contrast
  29. balance
  30. False
  31. caption close to photo
  32. contrast
  33. alignment
  34. related items grouped
  35. True
  36. repetition
  37. matching heading styles
  38. False
  39. left edges lined up
  40. a mirror-image layout

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