Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 309 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
2. 2.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
8. 8.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
22. 22.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False

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