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