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