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