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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 986 · 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) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. True
  3. left edges lined up
  4. one border on all pages
  5. False
  6. related items grouped
  7. most important first
  8. a bright button on grey
  9. False
  10. proximity
  11. True
  12. the title is the largest
  13. both halves feel equal
  14. black text on yellow
  15. contact details together
  16. related items grouped
  17. contact details together
  18. balance
  19. hierarchy
  20. True
  21. hierarchy
  22. balance
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. proximity
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. False
  27. alignment
  28. one border on all pages
  29. contrast
  30. the title is the largest
  31. matching heading styles
  32. False
  33. repetition
  34. True
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. True
  37. contrast
  38. True
  39. contrast
  40. False

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