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