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