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