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