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