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