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