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