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