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