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