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