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