Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a geometric shape (b) a margin (c) an organic shape (d) a font
- 2.Which of these is about shape? (a) a circle badge (b) pastel tones (c) a red background (d) a thick border round it
- 3.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bold heading font (b) a warm orange glow (c) italic words (d) letter size and style
- 5.True or false: “a circle badge” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is about colour? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a dotted path to follow (c) a hexagon icon (d) blue and green shades
- 8.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to print faster (c) so it stands out (d) to hide it
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a red background (b) pastel tones (c) a warm orange glow (d) a rounded box
- 10.True or false: “spacing between letters” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letter size and style (b) spacing between letters (c) pastel tones (d) a bold heading font
- 12.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) fonts (b) geometric shapes (c) colours (d) organic shapes
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a triangle sign (b) a hexagon icon (c) a circle badge (d) a gap between pictures
- 14.🎨 Which element of design is this: “spacing between letters”? (a) typography (b) space (c) shape (d) line
- 15.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
- 16.🎨 Which element of design is this: “an underline under words”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 17.Which of these is about space? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) blue and green shades (c) a warm orange glow (d) a gap between pictures
- 18.Which of these is about space? (a) white space (b) a heart symbol (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a bold heading font
- 19.Which of these is about shape? (a) letter size and style (b) a rounded box (c) a zigzag edge (d) a thick border round it
- 20.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) dead pixels (b) white space (c) a shadow (d) a mistake
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a circle badge (b) a heart symbol (c) an underline under words (d) a triangle sign
- 22.True or false: “pastel tones” is about line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is about typography? (a) spacing between letters (b) a circle badge (c) an underline under words (d) a gap between pictures
- 24.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a heart symbol”? (a) space (b) typography (c) colour (d) shape
- 25.Which of these is about space? (a) a triangle sign (b) empty area round text (c) a hexagon icon (d) a circle badge
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) typography
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thick border round it (b) a zigzag edge (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) letter size and style
- 28.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) typography
- 29.True or false: “a circle badge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “a thin dividing stroke” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is about typography? (a) empty area round text (b) blue and green shades (c) room to breathe (d) letter size and style
- 33.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an underline under words (b) a bold heading font (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) a dotted path to follow
- 35.Which of these is about typography? (a) a circle badge (b) room to breathe (c) a bold heading font (d) pastel tones
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wide margin (b) an underline under words (c) a thick border round it (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 37.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) line (b) typography (c) space (d) shape
- 38.True or false: “white space” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) typography
- 40.True or false: “a thin dividing stroke” is about line. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- an organic shape
- a circle badge
- True
- a warm orange glow
- True
- True
- blue and green shades
- so it stands out
- a rounded box
- True
- pastel tones
- geometric shapes
- a gap between pictures
- typography
- colour
- line
- a gap between pictures
- white space
- a rounded box
- white space
- an underline under words
- False
- spacing between letters
- shape
- empty area round text
- space
- letter size and style
- typography
- False
- False
- False
- letter size and style
- True
- a bold heading font
- a bold heading font
- a wide margin
- line
- True
- line
- True
Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids