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