← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 420 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  24. 24.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. left edges lined up
  2. a mirror-image layout
  3. captions on a grid
  4. caption close to photo
  5. alignment
  6. balance
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a mirror-image layout
  12. contrast
  13. contrast
  14. matching heading styles
  15. True
  16. balance
  17. proximity
  18. contrast
  19. repetition
  20. False
  21. False
  22. one border on all pages
  23. matching heading styles
  24. small print for details
  25. True
  26. black text on yellow
  27. balance
  28. hierarchy
  29. the title is the largest
  30. contrast
  31. proximity
  32. True
  33. True
  34. repetition
  35. False
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. pictures in a neat line
  38. alignment
  39. repetition
  40. False

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