Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 322 · 40 questions

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.

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

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