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