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: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
- 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
- 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
- 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
- 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
- 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
- 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
- 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
- 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
- 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
- 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
- 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
- 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
- 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
- 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
- 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
- 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
- 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
- 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
- 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
- 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
Answer key
- True
- repetition
- the title is the largest
- both halves feel equal
- black text on yellow
- True
- hierarchy
- True
- False
- False
- hierarchy
- a bright button on grey
- True
- pictures in a neat line
- small print for details
- False
- most important first
- alignment
- hierarchy
- related items grouped
- contact details together
- captions on a grid
- dark text on light paper
- False
- repetition
- caption close to photo
- repetition
- False
- proximity
- dark text on light paper
- contrast
- False
- False
- True
- alignment
- False
- alignment
- both halves feel equal
- contrast
- contrast
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