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