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