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