Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 634 · 40 questions

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.

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

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