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