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