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