Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 588 · 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 alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
9. 9.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
19. 19.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
40. 40.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

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