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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
- 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
- 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
- 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
- 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
- 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
- 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even 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) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
- 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
- 13.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
- 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
- 18.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
- 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
- 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
- 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
- 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
- 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
- 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
- 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
- 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
- 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
- 36.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
- 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
Answer key
- proximity
- both halves feel equal
- pictures in a neat line
- hierarchy
- a centred, even layout
- contrast
- the title is the largest
- black text on yellow
- pictures in a neat line
- True
- a bright button on grey
- contrast
- repetition
- matching heading styles
- white words on black
- both halves feel equal
- left edges lined up
- True
- hierarchy
- balance
- alignment
- balance
- captions on a grid
- small print for details
- True
- contrast
- matching heading styles
- dark text on light paper
- contact details together
- captions on a grid
- True
- a mirror-image layout
- related items grouped
- proximity
- dark text on light paper
- False
- alignment
- one border on all pages
- True
- caption close to photo
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