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