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