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