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) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
- 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
- 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
- 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
- 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
- 11.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
- 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
- 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
- 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
- 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
- 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
- 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
- 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
- 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
- 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
- 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
- 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
- 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
- 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
- 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
- 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
- 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
- 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
- 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
Answer key
- most important first
- white words on black
- left edges lined up
- contact details together
- False
- True
- one border on all pages
- related items grouped
- repeated bullet icons
- contrast
- False
- captions on a grid
- captions on a grid
- one border on all pages
- False
- contact details together
- proximity
- repetition
- False
- caption close to photo
- contrast
- alignment
- proximity
- False
- contrast
- dark text on light paper
- alignment
- True
- black text on yellow
- contrast
- proximity
- balance
- False
- True
- most important first
- False
- alignment
- both halves feel equal
- balance
- a centred, even layout
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