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