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