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