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