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