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