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