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