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