Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 156 · 40 questions

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.

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

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