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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 998 · 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: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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