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