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