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