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