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