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