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