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