Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 957 · 40 questions

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.

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

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