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