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