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