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