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