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