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