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