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