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