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