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