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