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