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