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