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