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