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