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 design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 3.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
- 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
- 6.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
- 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
- 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
- 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
- 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
- 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
- 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
- 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
- 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
- 28.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
- 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
- 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
- 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
- 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
- 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
- 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
- 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
Answer key
- hierarchy
- proximity
- False
- balance
- alignment
- True
- hierarchy
- alignment
- pictures in a neat line
- white words on black
- False
- True
- repeated bullet icons
- False
- left edges lined up
- True
- small print for details
- hierarchy
- True
- dark text on light paper
- matching heading styles
- repeated bullet icons
- the title is the largest
- balance
- False
- False
- contrast
- True
- most important first
- a centred, even layout
- captions on a grid
- False
- contact details together
- False
- False
- contrast
- contact details together
- repetition
- False
- dark text on light paper
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