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