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