← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 236 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. repeated bullet icons
  2. related items grouped
  3. False
  4. both halves feel equal
  5. contrast
  6. captions on a grid
  7. proximity
  8. hierarchy
  9. black text on yellow
  10. False
  11. a bright button on grey
  12. the title is the largest
  13. white words on black
  14. contrast
  15. contact details together
  16. contrast
  17. caption close to photo
  18. contrast
  19. hierarchy
  20. True
  21. proximity
  22. repetition
  23. hierarchy
  24. alignment
  25. repetition
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. most important first
  28. black text on yellow
  29. a mirror-image layout
  30. matching heading styles
  31. proximity
  32. proximity
  33. contrast
  34. most important first
  35. balance
  36. balance
  37. captions on a grid
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. the title is the largest
  40. False

Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids