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