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