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