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