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