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