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