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