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