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