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