← Principles of design lesson New set →

Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 784 · 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 proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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