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