Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 520 · 40 questions

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.

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

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