← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 673 · 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: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  23. 23.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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