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