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