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