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