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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 979 · 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: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. white words on black
  3. True
  4. alignment
  5. False
  6. contrast
  7. hierarchy
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a centred, even layout
  11. proximity
  12. a mirror-image layout
  13. pictures in a neat line
  14. most important first
  15. matching heading styles
  16. related items grouped
  17. left edges lined up
  18. hierarchy
  19. black text on yellow
  20. True
  21. contrast
  22. True
  23. most important first
  24. True
  25. dark text on light paper
  26. small print for details
  27. the title is the largest
  28. False
  29. contrast
  30. alignment
  31. hierarchy
  32. a bright button on grey
  33. captions on a grid
  34. balance
  35. False
  36. dark text on light paper
  37. captions on a grid
  38. both halves feel equal
  39. balance
  40. True

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