← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 761 · 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.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

  1. True
  2. proximity
  3. False
  4. proximity
  5. hierarchy
  6. contrast
  7. balance
  8. a centred, even layout
  9. small print for details
  10. white words on black
  11. contrast
  12. repetition
  13. alignment
  14. black text on yellow
  15. balance
  16. False
  17. matching heading styles
  18. contrast
  19. proximity
  20. True
  21. one border on all pages
  22. False
  23. captions on a grid
  24. repeated bullet icons
  25. balance
  26. hierarchy
  27. a centred, even layout
  28. contrast
  29. matching heading styles
  30. dark text on light paper
  31. alignment
  32. contact details together
  33. True
  34. caption close to photo
  35. left edges lined up
  36. small print for details
  37. proximity
  38. balance
  39. alignment
  40. one border on all pages

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