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