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