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