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