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