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