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