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