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