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