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