Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 41 · 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 hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
25. 25.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
35. 35.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) small print for details
40. 40.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

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