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