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