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