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