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 of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
- 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
- 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
- 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
- 6.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
- 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
- 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
- 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
- 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
- 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
- 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
- 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
- 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) white words on black
- 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
- 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
- 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
- 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
- 39.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
- 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a mirror-image layout
- small print for details
- repetition
- alignment
- related items grouped
- False
- False
- alignment
- hierarchy
- hierarchy
- contrast
- True
- black text on yellow
- contrast
- False
- False
- True
- one border on all pages
- contrast
- white words on black
- dark text on light paper
- False
- contact details together
- alignment
- False
- proximity
- most important first
- a centred, even layout
- False
- True
- False
- pictures in a neat line
- repetition
- the title is the largest
- True
- matching heading styles
- caption close to photo
- a centred, even layout
- alignment
- False
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