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