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