Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 253 · 40 questions

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.

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

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