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