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