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