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