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