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