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