Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 57 · 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 design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
6. 6.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
17. 17.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
25. 25.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
29. 29.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
32. 32.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
38. 38.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

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