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