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