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