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