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