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