Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 650 · 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 of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
18. 18.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition

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