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