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