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