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