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