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