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