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