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