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