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