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