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