← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 642 · 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 design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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