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