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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 975 · 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: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  26. 26.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. alignment
  3. repetition
  4. True
  5. most important first
  6. False
  7. matching heading styles
  8. True
  9. proximity
  10. dark text on light paper
  11. captions on a grid
  12. True
  13. False
  14. left edges lined up
  15. black text on yellow
  16. contact details together
  17. repetition
  18. contrast
  19. False
  20. alignment
  21. balance
  22. caption close to photo
  23. balance
  24. a bright button on grey
  25. a bright button on grey
  26. True
  27. matching heading styles
  28. pictures in a neat line
  29. contrast
  30. both halves feel equal
  31. contrast
  32. repetition
  33. proximity
  34. alignment
  35. left edges lined up
  36. repetition
  37. False
  38. alignment
  39. False
  40. dark text on light paper

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