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: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
- 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
- 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
- 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
- 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
- 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
- 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
- 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
- 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
- 15.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
- 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
- 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
- 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
- 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
- 25.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
- 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
- 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
- 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
- 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
- 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
- 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
- 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
- 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
- 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
Answer key
- proximity
- captions on a grid
- caption close to photo
- contrast
- related items grouped
- the title is the largest
- False
- dark text on light paper
- repetition
- proximity
- alignment
- alignment
- False
- hierarchy
- False
- False
- hierarchy
- True
- hierarchy
- contrast
- a centred, even layout
- one border on all pages
- matching heading styles
- a mirror-image layout
- proximity
- False
- False
- balance
- repeated bullet icons
- contrast
- True
- repeated bullet icons
- contact details together
- contact details together
- black text on yellow
- black text on yellow
- caption close to photo
- False
- small print for details
- alignment
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