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