Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 556 · 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.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
2. 2.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
4. 4.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first

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