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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 956 · 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 design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. captions on a grid
  3. False
  4. most important first
  5. hierarchy
  6. contrast
  7. True
  8. proximity
  9. a bright button on grey
  10. True
  11. False
  12. balance
  13. one border on all pages
  14. True
  15. balance
  16. hierarchy
  17. alignment
  18. both halves feel equal
  19. proximity
  20. repetition
  21. False
  22. hierarchy
  23. repetition
  24. contrast
  25. white words on black
  26. left edges lined up
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. the title is the largest
  29. balance
  30. balance
  31. proximity
  32. contrast
  33. small print for details
  34. contrast
  35. False
  36. True
  37. repetition
  38. alignment
  39. proximity
  40. False

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