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