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