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