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