Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 39 · 40 questions

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.

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

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