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