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