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