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