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