Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 324 · 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.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages

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