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