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