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