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