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