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