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