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) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
- 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
- 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
- 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
- 5.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
- 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
- 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
- 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
- 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
- 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
- 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
- 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
- 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
- 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
- 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 22.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
- 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
- 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
- 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
- 28.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
- 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
- 34.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
- 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
- 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
Answer key
- small print for details
- hierarchy
- repeated bullet icons
- proximity
- False
- proximity
- most important first
- alignment
- a bright button on grey
- a mirror-image layout
- a bright button on grey
- a centred, even layout
- repetition
- False
- contrast
- True
- contrast
- hierarchy
- True
- balance
- repetition
- False
- small print for details
- proximity
- a mirror-image layout
- repetition
- a centred, even layout
- False
- False
- False
- caption close to photo
- True
- related items grouped
- True
- balance
- True
- False
- hierarchy
- contrast
- black text on yellow
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