Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 452 · 40 questions

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.

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

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