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