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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 996 · 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 bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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