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